Seems like everyone has came across this oil pulling thing lately. I figured I would share my personal experience with it. I've been hearing about it for months now in my crunchy mama support group on Facebook (they swear by it) but I was never brave enough to try it. After all, I've made a lot of changes in our lives over the last year and was kind of afraid swishing oil everyday might be that final straw to make me the crazy hippy mom. But it didn't... I'm still just me trying to be healthier.
It really wasn't what I thought it would be. There was no smell or flavor. It was a lot like thick water actually. For anyone who doesn't know...coconut oil is actually a solid oil much like crisco. It warms up and liquifies with your body heat.
How to:
1. In the morning, before breakfast or brushing your teeth, tuck a little spoonful of it in between your cheek and back teeth and let it melt there. (This is better than placing it on your tongue and salivating immediately)
2. Immediately start to swish it around and don't stop. If you stop swishing you will start drooling and it will be hard to keep going. Your cheeks may get sore at first from all the swishing....mine did.
3. Swish for 20 minutes. If you cannot make it the full 20 start with 5 or 10 and work your way up. It is important not to swallow the oil as it will be filled with the toxins you are trying to remove.
4. Spit out the oil into your trash....NOT your sink. It will solidify and clog your drain. Thankfully that is secondhand advice.
5. Rinse your mouth with water until it feels like it is all out. You can then eat breakfast and brush your teeth like normal.
6. Enjoy all the health benefits, such as:
-Cleanse your body by pulling out the toxins.
-Improve your dental health and get whiter teeth and better breath
-Clear up sinus problems and allergies
-Alleviate migraine headaches
-Helps with hormone imbalances
-Clears up eczema
-Reduces inflammation of arthritis
-Reduce symptoms of hangover
-Helps with insomnia
-So much more
My mouth really does feel cleaner today. And I woke up with no post nasal drip that I had been suffering with the last three weeks. I'm impressed and I'll continue oil pulling every morning now!
You can use other organic unrefined or cold pressed oils as well, such as sesame oil. This is an ancient method of detoxing the body and is completely safe. What do you have to loose?
Leave me a comment to tell me about your first experience with oil pulling!
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